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Over ten years ago, teacher and spoken word performer Taylor Mali set himself a challenge, he wanted to inspire 1000 people to become teachers.

If you haven’t heard of Taylor, you may have heard or read his words. His spoken word piece, What Teachers Make has become an internet anthem for those who take responsibility for fostering the learning and development of our children in a system that is not always the optimum for the work that they endeavour to do. But, despite it all they do an amazing job, something that Taylor’s poem reflects on strongly.

I am not one of Taylor’s one thousand. He has reached that number, despite my absence from the classroom and the nagging tug at the back of my brain that has always wondered if it was not where I would have found my true vocation. My mother was a teacher of English. My brother is a teacher and runs the music program in the school where he works. I love to hear their stories, their challenges and marvel at the work they do, especially in those small moments where they can actually see the differences being made and young people changing their minds or having one of those eureka moments.